Drug prescribing practices of general practitioners and paediatricians for childhood diarrhoea in Karachi, Pakistan

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1133-1139

  Nizami, S Q ^a   Khan, I A ^a   Bhutta, Z A ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Childhood diarrhoea; Drugs; General practitioners; Paediatricians; Prescribing practices

Indexed keywords

ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIARRHEA; DRUG FORMULATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PAKISTAN; PEDIATRICS; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 0029965687     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00386-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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